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Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

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Stereoscopic views of the tornado at Wallingford, Connecticut, August 9, 1878

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Title
Debris of a collapsed house.
Additional title: Photographic sketches in and about the city of Hartford.
Names
Camp, D. S. (Daniel S.) (Photographer)
Collection

Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views

United States

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Connecticut

Stereoscopic views of the tornado at Wallingford, Connecticut, August 9, 1878

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1878
Place: Hartford, Conn.
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection
Shelf locator: MFY Dennis Coll 90-F64
Topics
Connecticut
Tornadoes -- Connecticut -- Wallingford
Natural disasters
Genres
Stereographs
Photographs
Notes
Content: Includes views by D. French, N. R. Worden, C. S. Camp and other photographers and publishers.
Content: Robert Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views.
Content: Title devised by cataloger.
Content: Views of tornado destruction at Wallingford, Connecticut, August 9, 1878, where 29 people were killed and 34 injured: includes views of downed trees, a damaged cemetery; damaged railroad trestle; houses that have been lifted off their foundations, with collapsed roofs or standing as empty shells; debris littering fields, yards, roads, a barn with no roof; sightseers and residents surveying the damage.
Physical Description
Albumen prints
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG90-F64
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11707672
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6bf67380-c537-012f-3c31-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1878: Created
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2019: Found by you!
  • 2020

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Debris of a collapsed house." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1878. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-6bda-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. "Debris of a collapsed house." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 6, 2019. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-6bda-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection, The New York Public Library. (1878). Debris of a collapsed house. Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-6bda-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Debris of a collapsed house.